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  • BlogWriting
    By The Fantasy Hive
    October 29, 2020
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    Bards and Scribes: The Alchemist (Guest Post by Jesse Teller)

      When we were approached by Mihir and asked if we’d like to host Jesse Teller for a guest post as part of a series, we ...
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  • BlogWriting
    By M.D. Presley
    August 17, 2020
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    Info-dump Equity and The Matrix (Guest Post by M. D. Presley)

    Info dumps are bad. So says everyone. At least, according to the internet. Google “info dump” and the first few hits after the definitions are articles ...
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  • BlogWriting
    By Rachael Cooper
    August 3, 2020
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    The Science Behind Conflicts in Literature (GUEST POST)

      The Science Behind Conflicts in Literature 5 Difference Types with Examples   Fiction thrives on conflict. Without conflict, a story has no drive or energy ...
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  • Writing
    By Thomas Pass
    March 20, 2020
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    Translating Power Fantasy Into Writing

    The difficulty of translating power fantasy into writing, and talking about the entertainment of power in media. Power is something often talked about in action films. ...
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  • A Guide to Writing Magic Systems
    Magic and MayhemWriting
    By Michael Alwill
    December 10, 2019
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    A Guide to Writing Magic Systems

    If you were to grab a stranger off the street and ask them what magic was, well… first they’d probably mention someone like Penn and Teller, ...
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  • BlogSelf-PublishingWriting
    By Michael R. Miller
    November 18, 2019
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    5 Tips for Indie Authors (Guest Post by Michael R. Miller)

    Michael Miller is the author of Battle Spire and the Dragon’s Blade trilogy. Since 2015 he has sold over 80,000 books and hit numerous Amazon bestselling charts, ...
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  • Gods of the Caravan Road (Blackdog, The Leopard, The Lady, Gods of Nabban, The Last Road) by K.V. Johansen
    BlogWriting
    By K.V. Johansen
    October 8, 2019
    695
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    In Medias Res and Then Some: Beginning THE LAST ROAD (Guest Post by K.V. Johansen)

    “Begin at the beginning,” Holmes (or Lord Ickenham) might say, but storytellers from Homer on have been beginning in the middle of things. That’s often taken ...
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  • BlogWriting
    By Toby Frost
    August 22, 2019
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    Using History in Fantasy (Guest Post by Toby Frost)

    I’m not sure that truth is stranger than fiction, but it’s a lot less neat, and it often throws up unusual ideas that can inspire fantasy ...
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  • The Duel of Loken and Lucius by Shane Cook (Slaine_69)
    BlogWriting
    By J.P. Harker
    August 16, 2019
    816
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    7 Simple Rules for Writing Realistic Combat

    Even when reading books in the fantasy genre, few things take me out of a story like a lack of realism.  The magic can be fantastical ...
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  • BlogWriting
    By T.O. Munro
    July 16, 2019
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    The 4 Categories of Fantasy: Applying Some Ideas From RHETORICS OF FANTASY by Farah Mendlesohn

    There are many more or less recognised subgenres to fantasy. On the bookshelves of Waterstones, steampunk jostles alongside urban and high fantasy. On social media people ...
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